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  • Hina Dolls Being Crafted Traditional Way in Nara; Workshop Carves, Paints Ahead of Doll Festival

    NARA — An artisan crafts Hina dolls using the traditional “Nara Ittobori” technique at a workshop...

    February 16, 2026

    #Festival #Nara
  • Toilet Vehicles Provide Comfort During Disaster; Vehicles Popular with Evacuees Due to Cleanliness, Comfort

    SUMOTO, Hyogo — More and more local governments nationwide are introducing vehicles equipped with...

    February 16, 2026

    #Hyogo
  • G7 Foreign Ministers Meet for Talks in Munich, Discussing Situation in Ukraine

    MUNICH — Foreign ministers from Group of Seven countries met in Munich on Saturday ahead of the f...

    February 16, 2026

  • Warning Issued After Fake Social Media Account Impersonating Nobel Laureate Shinya Yamanaka Discovered

    Fake social media accounts impersonating Kyoto University Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, who is also a No...

    February 15, 2026

  • Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Is ‘World’s Most Powerful Woman,’ The Economist Says

    LONDON — The latest issue of the British magazine The Economist features an article on Prime Mini...

    February 15, 2026

    #Sanae Takaichi
  • Bear Found in Warehouse in Fukushima Prefecture Culled

    YANAIZU, Fukushima — A 50-centimeter-tall bear was culled 2½ hours after it was spotted in a ware...

    February 15, 2026

    #Fukushima #Bear Attacks
  • Japanese Scandal-Hit Ex-Mayor’s House Searched by Police

    SHIZUOKA — The house of Maki Takubo, who was removed from office as mayor of Ito, Shizuoka Prefec...

    February 14, 2026

    #Shizuoka
  • Kanagawa Police to Void 2,700 Traffic Violations Over Suspicions of Falsified Paperwork

    The Kanagawa prefectural police will void about 2,700 traffic violations after doubts emerged ove...

    February 14, 2026

    #Kanagawa
  • Japanese-Style Bus Driver Training Underway in Indonesia; Language Skills, Road Rules Taught at Japanese Company in Java

    KARANGANYAR, Indonesia — With Japan’s bus industry facing a serious shortage of workers, hopes ar...

    February 13, 2026

    #Foreign Labor
  • Monitoring Strengthened at “Slam Dunk” Pilgrimage Railway Crossing in Kamakura with AI Cameras; Images Posted on Special Site with Blurring

    Monitoring has been strengthened at a railway crossing near Kamakura High School Station on the E...

    February 13, 2026

    #Kanagawa
  • 2.53 Million Visit Sapporo Snow Festival; Highest Number since COVID-19 Pandemic

    The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival, held in Sapporo City, closed on Wednesday. During the eight-day p...

    February 13, 2026

    #Hokkaido #Snow #Festival
  • Norovirus Detected after 10 at Yakiniku Restaurant in Japan’s Nara Pref. Suffer Food Poisoning; Restaurant Ordered to Suspend Operations for 3 Days

    NARA — The Nara prefectural government announced Wednesday that 10 people aged 9 to 70s who ate y...

    February 12, 2026

  • Chiba City Man in His 20s Tests Positive for Measles; Used Chiba Urban Monorail, JR Keiyo Line

    The Chiba City government announced on Tuesday that a local man in his 20s has contracted measles...

    February 12, 2026

    #Chiba #Measles
  • Chemical Tanker Collides with Fishing Boat off Kobe with No Fuel Leak Reported; 1 Known Injury, No Fatalities

    The captain of a chemical tanker, which was sailing off Kobe, reported to the Kobe Coast Guard Of...

    February 11, 2026

  • Fuju Kamio, Former Idol Group Member Yurina Hirate Announce Marriage

    Actor Fuju Kamio and Yurina Hirate, a former member of the idol girls band Keyakizaka46, have bee...

    February 11, 2026

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